词条 | Kill the Poor (film) |
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| name = Kill the Poor | image = KillthePoorfilm.jpg | director = Alan Taylor | producer = Ruth Charny Lianne Halfon Russell Smith John Malkovich Gary Winick Alexis Alexnian | writer = Daniel Handler | based on = Kill the Poor by Joel Rose | starring = David Krumholtz Clara Bellar Paul Calderón Jon Budinoff Cliff Gorman Damian Young Heather Burns Otto Sanchez Zak Orth Larry Gilliard Jr. | distributor = IFC Films | released = Tribeca Film Festival May 9, 2003 United States limited January 6, 2006 | runtime = 85 minutes | country = United States | language = English }} Kill the Poor is director Alan Taylor's screen adaptation of a novel by Joel Rose. The film is set in Manhattan's Alphabet City in the early 1980s, when the neighborhood was a center of illegal drug activity. The film's title comes from the Dead Kennedys song "Kill the Poor". PlotKill the Poor begins with a fire in the apartment of tough guy Carlos DeJesus and his trouble-making son, Segundo. The screenplay then focuses on the other tenants of the rundown building in an attempt to determine who set the blaze. The other principals are:
A shared distrust of Carlos and Segundo unites this eclectic group and prompts them to hold "co-op" meetings with one goal: eviction of Carlos and Segundo DeJesus. ReleaseKill the Poor was first screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2003. It was then shown in 2006 at the IFC Center in New York City. Cast
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7 : 2003 films|Films based on American novels|Films directed by Alan Taylor|Screenplays by Daniel Handler|2000s drama films|American drama films|American films |
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